ST LOUIS, MISSOURINovember 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On November 3, 1954, at 1:30 p.m. in St. Louis, Missouri, a civilian observer watching a formation of B-47 bombers flying on a south-westerly course spotted a round, flat object to the rear of the last bomber. The object caught a sharp reflection from the sun. It appeared to roll to the north, dropping down and vanishing in about 12 seconds. The object was round and flat, made of nickel-colored unpolished aluminum. It flew from east to west in a straight and level path at an altitude between 75 and 80 degrees. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient data for evaluation, noting the object might have been something dropped from an aircraft.

Reported location

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI

Date of incident

November 1954

State / country

MO / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP          2. LOCATION
3 NOV 54
03/13052Z                      ST LOUIS, MISSOURI

3. SOURCE                      10. CONCLUSION
CIVILIAN                       INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION.

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
ONE                            11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION       Observer watching a flt of B-47 a/c. Bomber at rear caught
12 SECONDS                     reflection. Object to rear of last bomber. Obj seemed to roll
                               to the north dropping down and vanishing. Obj round and flat.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION         Size of nickel, unpolished aluminum.
GROUND VISUAL
                               COMMENTS:
7. COURSE                      Insufficient data for evaluation, possible something dropped
E TO W                         from a/c.

8. PHOTOS
□ Yes
[X] No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
□ Yes
□ No

FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE)  Previous editions of this form may be used.

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